SCHOLASTIC SPORTS

Tigers rout Belleville Mennonite

December 22, 2012

COCOLAMUS - Lauren Maguire scored a career-high 20 points - and matched her career best with four 3-pointers - as East Juniata stunned Belleville Mennonite, 52-13, in a non-league girls basketball game Friday.

"She had a fantastic night," East Juniata coach Travis Quici said of Maguire. "She got started early. She does a little bit of everything for us."

Maguire dialed three of her long-distance calls in the first period, in which the Tigers accumulated 20 points. Quici said he went into the game worried that his team wouldn't focus, especially after a difficult setback the previous night.

Belleville Mennonite coach Ally Zook said the Trojans' point guard will return to the lineup for the next game - coincidentally, against East Juniata, when the two meet in the opening round of the Juniata County Christmas Tournament Thursday.

The Trojans fall to 1-4. East Juniata is 4-2.

Boys basketball

Shikellamy 63, Midd-West 34

SUNBURY - Shikellamy took the lead early in its Heartland Athletic Conference boys basketball game against Midd-West, and the Mustangs never rebounded from the deficit in the 63-34 loss.

In fact, rebounding was one of the Mustangs' greatest problems. Shikellamy got 25 rebounds to Midd-West's 19, and this had an unfortunate impact on the Mustangs' game. The Mustangs also struggled with their defense.

Shikellamy's Ernie Tyler had a game-high 14 points. Midd-West's Andrew Karchner led the Mustangs with 9.